Author Archives: Todd C.

If you’re an enthusiast of historic milestones and I asked you to name the location of one that happened in May 1927, I’d guess the first place that would come to your mind would be Paris, France not Bath, Michigan. …

When last we saw the Kelloggs, they were fussing about in the kitchen of the San seeking inventive ways to tempt their patients to adhere to the vegetarian dietary principles espoused by its director, Doctor John Harvey Kellogg. The origin …

By tracing a bit of the history of Battle Creek, the arrival of Ellen and James White, and the establishment of the Seventh-Day Adventist church, we’ve laid the foundation for the work  of John Harvey and Will Keith Kellogg. John …

I don’t think one should visit Battle Creek without visiting the Adventist Village. Not only does this place play a substantial role in the development of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) but it’s also here that we’ll see the invention …

I’d had a particular and personal set of reasons for my stay on Mackinac Island that began this brief sojourn into Michigan. Today, I reached the first event that sparked my extended stay beyond that first weekend – Maryland’s opening …